Morning journal and courier., 1887-10-11
STATE CORREsPONDENcE
GuiIf0Fd

editor
 STATE CORREsPONDENCE
 GuiIford.
 GU1LFoRD, Oct. 10.-The annual meeting | of Hallock chapter No. A, R. A. M, was the following officers were elected: Fl. Inger- soil Fisk, Fl. F.; Edson s. Bishop, K.; o. W. Walk1ey. S.; 0. Henry Norton, Sec; John Beattie, Treas; Nelson s. Leete, c. H.; Geo. 8. Davis, R. A. O.; J. T. Wildman, M. Sd V; Frank Beattie, M. 2d V.; J. A. Wyatte, M. list v.; Joel 0. Page, Tyler.
 Spencer's foundry having received a cargo and two carloads of iron the past week the moulders were able to resume work after nearly two weeks of idleness.
 The railroad track between the spile bridg- es east of Leete's Island station has been raised from one to forty-two inches, materi- ally lessening the grade from the easternmost piling to the station.
 Maude, daughter of the late J. Seymour Benton, observed her eighth birthday by giv ing birthday party of forty guests.
 MT. John L. Benton and bride passed the last Sabbath at the home of his father, MT. John Benton of Guilford
 A union service of the two Congregational churches in the borough was held in the North-First church last Sunday evening for the purpose of listening to representative of the Congregational union upon the subject of church building in the far West.
 Southington.
 SoUTHINGToN, Oct. 10.-Mrs. Frederick Brooks fell down stairs Monday and broke her right arm. Dr. I. P. Fiske attended.
 Rev. F. L. Stevens and wife will hold 8 Wednesday evening.
 MT. John Flynn and Miss Maggie Carmody were published at St. Thomas R. O. church Sunday to be married soon.
 The Ivy club will give a dance at Germa- mia Hall Wednesday evening of next week. General state News. A CEMETERY. Middletown has refused to give up it's claim to the ancient Riverside cemetery to the railroad, and 8 committee has been ap- l pointed to investigate the matter and report. THE RETURNS. The returns from 165 towns in the State in ! the recent elections give the Republicans the ! victory in 81 and the Democrats in 58 towns, | while 26 are evenly divided. There is no material change from last year. | MEMORIAL SERVICES. ! Memorial services were held on Sunday in | the Pearl street church, Hartford, for Deacon | w. W. Turner and D. B. Mosely, late editor l of the Religious Herald. Rev. Dr. William | L. Gage delivered the address. JUDGE HoLMAN's DEATH. | Judge William Holman died at his resi- dence in Holland Saturday morning. He was
 a man of much prominence and universally respected and beloved. He was president of ! the Stafford Agricultural society. WAsHEE ON SUNDAY In court at Meriden yesterday morning 1 Quong Sing, E. Sing and Quong, three Chi | namen, were charged with laboring on Sun l day. They were caught polishing shirts.
 Judge Coe fined them $3.3 .35 each. RELIC.
 | Chief Engineer Carrier, of Norwich, wa. 1 presented with heavy hickory stick Sunday ] Uncas in Mason's swamp, which once coy cred what is now Williams Park and that l immediate district in Norwich. 1 AT TRINITY COLLEGE. I A meeting of the Trinity Athletic associa- tion was held last week and Paddock 'Ss, A. | E. Wright '89 and G. H. Wright go were | elected tennis directors. It was voted te I draw up resolutions recommending the ap- | pointment of Steven Daley as instructor in the gymnasium.
 wALLINGFoRD. l Miss Hannah F. Bailey, of Hazardville, has
 been engaged to fill the vacancy caused by
 the Colony street school, Wallingford. Miss Bailey is sister of Dr. George Bailey. 1 Strauss Bros. have purchased w. J. Bai. ley's house and lot on Church street. | WHITE wooDCHUcK.
 Mir. Alonzo E. Hill, the Franklin street l raxidermist, has in his hands to be s'set up' ! white woodchuck that was trapped in l Griswold. White English sparrows and | quail are occasionally captured, but it is | rarely the luck of a man to catch white I woodchuck in lifetime. Bulle- 1 tin.
 THE LATE JOHN W. SToRRs.
 Rev. MT. Willard of Westville, a personal l friend of the late John W. Sto1rs, delivered 1 an eloquent eulogy of the deceased Sunday
 morning at the Congregational church in | Birmingham. He very feelingly portrayed 1 the life of the deceased. The memorial ser 1 vices were of 8 very impressive character and | the selections by the choir were exceedingly | appropriate. INDIAN RELICS. i Several flint Indian weapon heads and 8 i curious specimen of ancient pottery were | found at Hartford Friday where hole was dug for telegraph pole The pottery is g
 smooth, almost polished cylinder. hollow like | gun barrel, but considerably thicker. It is of gray clay and was formed on some even l ly round stick, which has left the impress of it's bark on the inside. Some rude carvings on it are evidently words in the picture Ian l guage.
 How to Select a Wife.
 Good health, good morals, good sense and l good temper are the four essentials for 8 good wife. These are the indispensables ! After them come the minor advantages ot | good looks, accomplishments, family posi-
 tion, etc. With the first four, married life
 will be comfortable and happy. Lacking
 either it will be in more or less degree a fail
 ure. Upon good health depends largely good
 temper and good looks and to some extent l good sense also, as the best mind must be